Bad acting but stunning visuals

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2018)

Bad, bad, I mean, BAD acting. There are times when the Asian chick Mako has some screen time, and honestly, it's very, very cringe worthy. Idris Alba does his best to be a good actor too, but the situation that he's placed in makes him especially impossible to make his acting shine competently (esp. the elevator scene. I'll say nothing more.). With that being sad, what really saves this film are the visuals. I mean wawaweewa. The movements of the jaegers. The way they move are so realistic that you feel their enormity, their crushing gravity within you as you watch this film. It's as if you're actually there, which is what makes this film so awesome (visually)! And then there's this one scene where... I won't say anything more because I won't give it away, but trust me. When you see the film, you'll never forget it. The image will stick with you to the grave. I'll just give you one clue: sunlight. Boom. That's it. Anyhow, there are times, however, when the film makes you feel that cheap props and super fake-as-hell stuff are being used. Maybe Hollywood was cutting corners OR Guillermo needs to find himself other artists who decorate his scenes, fabricate the non-cgi equipments, and so forth. Those annoying knick knacks really killed the film. But other than that, the visuals. For those alone, the film is worth 7 stars.